First Naples Podcast

The Christian life is following Jesus wherever He leads, trusting Him whatever the storm, and worshiping Him for who He is.

We all read warning labels and assume they're for somebody else—but today we're looking at the final warning the Apostle John gives his readers: 'Keep yourself from idols.' In this episode, we'll uncover why the idols in our lives rarely look dangerous, and how the only way to truly guard our hearts is to examine them, expose them as frauds, and exchange them for someone infinitely better.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49656485
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDr5XAsQMaI
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.
 
 
 
 

The only way to guard our soul against idolatry is to examine our idols, expose them as frauds, and exchange them for Someone better.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but faith fueled obedience in the presence of God.When you have courageous confidence in your future you will pray big prayers and make big sacrifices.

What if your assurance of salvation didn't depend on the strength of your faith, but on the strength of the One you've placed it in? Today's episode walks through 1 John 5:1-12 to show how genuine faith in Jesus is revealed by what it produces, grounded in what it believes, and sustained by the unshakable assurance that if you have the Son, you have everything.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49651606
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCByN42chbQ
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.
 
 
 
 

We are not sustained by the strength of our faith, but by the strength of the ONE in whom we’ve placed our faith.John shows us that the faith that overcomes is revealed by what it produces, grounded in what it believes, and sustained by the assurance it experiences.

Today on Be The Church, discover how understanding God's unconditional love can transform our daily life, conquer our deepest anxieties, and free us from fear. Pastor Alan, Mark Herzlich and Thomas Keys, III explore how resting in Christ's finished work empowers us to stop seeking validation and start loving others fearlessly.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49646907
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi64U2g3jOQ
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.
 
 
 
 

John is teaching us that the more convinced you are that God loves you, the more fearless and freer you are to love others.

John wants us to know what love is, where it comes from and what it does: it originates in God, initiates the response, and annihilates our biggest problem.

In a world full of deception, John warns us to be careful, be Christ-centered, and be confident.

Today Pastor Alan and Ed Upton explore how to find true spiritual assurance when our own hearts and the surrounding culture make us feel like we are never enough. Discover how God’s omniscience and grace overrule our self-condemnation, replacing guilt with child-like confidence and a life of gratitude. Join us as we learn to rest in the verdict of a God who is greater than your heart.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49639106
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6hCIqPXvu8
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.
 
 
 
 

We all want to know where we belong, but whose family resemblance do our daily lives actually show? Today Pastor Alan and Ed Upton dive into 1 John 3 for a spiritual paternity test to see if we are living for ourselves like Cain, or laying down our lives for others like Christ.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49635854
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KEClPPsx4
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.
 
 
 
 

John gives us a spiritual paternity test to see if we are the children of God or the children of the devil. Do we live: My life for me or my life for others?

In these verses, John tells us that Jesus came to rescue us from our sinfulness and to destroy the work of the devil.